Published by HNGN Sirens were sounding in Tel Aviv Sunday after Hamas launched a rocket atttack at the nation’s largest city. Israeli authorities reported that at least eight rockets were launched from the Rafah area in southern Gaza, where Israel is conducting its own military attack. Israeli military officals said that a number of the […]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Jan Schakowsky (May 26, 1944) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative from Illinois’s 9th congressional district since 1999. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is anchored in Chicago’s North Side, including much of the area bordering Lake Michigan. It also includes many of Chicago’s northern suburbs, including Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Evanston, Glenview, Kenilworth, Mount
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In his 1902 fictional outline for the new Jewish state, Altneuland, the Old New Land, Theodor Herzl wrote, “The plan for building a homeland for the Jewish people must also take into consideration the founding of a Hebrew cement factory.” [Jerry Klinger]
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Her misplaced feelings of guilt prompted her to hide a remarkable inheritance, the gift of being able to visualize the solutions to math problems in her head, similar to the way that television’s Dr. Shaun Murphy of the just concluded The Good Doctor series was able to mentally picture complex medical conditions and interactions. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Beverly Sills (May 25, 1929 – July 2, 2007) was an American operatic soprano whose peak career was between the 1950s and 1970s. Although she sang a repertoire from Handel and Mozart to Puccini, Massenet, and Verdi, she was especially renowned for her performances in coloratura soprano roles in live opera and recordings. Sills was largely associated with the operas of Donizetti, of
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By Dorian de Wind The Moderate Voice AUSTIN, Texas — On this Memorial Day weekend, I think of Tibor Rubin, a Holocaust survivor who went on to become a U.S. citizen and a Medal of Honor recipient for his bravery during the Korean conflict. He was cited “for extraordinary heroism during the period from July
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Published by IntelliNews By bnm Tehran & Gulf bureaus Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has agreed to an invitation to visit Iran following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, president.ir reported on May 24 This marks the first potential visit by a Saudi royal to Tehran in over two decades, signalling another step
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Published by DPA International Israel’s armed forces were active in the southernmost city of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, despite a call by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for an immediate end to the military operation in Rafah. Israeli soldiers killed several Palestinian gunmen who had previously fired at the Israelis, the army said.
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“Over 600 constituents have contacted the City of San Diego requesting the removal of this messaging on public property,” Dargan wrote to the Steering Committee. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Typically, novels have some conflicts that need to be resolved, but although this one hints of several conflicts, they are papered over. For example, the fact that her mother was a Christian who pretended to be a very “Reformed” English Jew in order not to upset Sherrie’s grandparents was a situation that could have been deeply explored, but it wasn’t. [Donald H. Harrison]
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According to The Free Press of Winnipeg, Manitoba, in a letter to Vice Chancellor Michael Benarroch and the Health Sciences Dean Dr. Peter Nickerson, Rady said of Newman’s words: “They are hate speech and they are lies.” [SDJW staff]
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Published by DPA International In a move rejected by Israeli officials, the UN’s top court on Friday ordered Israel to “immediately” halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, saying the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory was “disastrous.” The ruling read aloud by Judge Nawaf Salam at the International Court of
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A few days after he died, my mother — still in a daze — was in the garage doing the laundry. In the mix of just-dried garments were my father’s undershirts, shorts, and socks. I watched as she folded his tee shirts in the same neat manner she had done for so many decades. First, in thirds, then, in half, brushing away each wrinkle with care. The sight of her folding his clothes — for the last time — took my breath away. [Karen Galatz]
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The Murray Galinson San Diego-Israel Initiative (MGSDII) announced it will bring eight professors to teach about Israel at SDSU, UCSD, USD, and California Western Law School. [Cailin Acosta]
Israeli Professors to Teach at 3 Local Universities and a Law School Read More »
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